tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288639382234722885.post1320588936191445519..comments2023-12-04T06:11:54.157-05:00Comments on The Useless Creatures: Moving CloserUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288639382234722885.post-14661193192005838892010-09-12T07:37:08.148-04:002010-09-12T07:37:08.148-04:00I couldn't agree with you more -- of all the b...I couldn't agree with you more -- of all the birds, I think I love the song of thrushes the most. Over the summer, during a walk through the silent woods, I suddenly heard two wood thrushes singing back and forth to each other... it was a beautiful flute-like song that echoed through the forest, and it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever heard. <br /><br />That's awesome that you got to spend time where you did - were you banding birds? Once you start to recognize birdsong, it's like understanding a whole new language.J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121626558342052770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288639382234722885.post-22872167996724650072010-09-11T22:29:12.254-04:002010-09-11T22:29:12.254-04:00I did an internship this summer with the US Fish ...I did an internship this summer with the US Fish and Wildlife Service and while I was there I had the opportunity to expand my mind further than I usually do during the school year. During my time in Maine, I learned to identify birds not only visually, but also through auditory calls and I have to say that thrushes produce one of the purest bird calls I've ever heard. I don't mean pure as in angelic and "sinless," though both apply, but just perfect pitch and tone. Often times you almost felt as if you were listening to a flute on the wind. I know this isn't the most relevant of comments, but this post strikes a particular chord for me. It's more than just beauty lost. It's really an experience of that beauty that's gone now. It's something that I'll remember forever.Alex Mhttp://acmphotos.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com